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Shares of AkzoNobel surged on Wednesday after the Dutch paints and coatings maker disclosed that it had rejected a €12.49 billion ($14.53 billion) takeover proposal from Japan’s Nippon Paint Holdings and US-based Sherwin-Williams. The stock climbed as much as 17% in early European trading to 61.38 euros, wiping out losses accumulated earlier this year, after… Continue reading AkzoNobel jumps after rejecting takeover bid from Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams

US stock index futures advanced on Wednesday as enthusiasm around artificial intelligence continued to support risk appetite and investors stayed cautiously optimistic about a potential US-Iran deal. S&P 500 futures rose 0.15%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 119 points, or 0.24%, and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.23%, pointing to a firmer start on Wall… Continue reading Dow futures surge 120 points: 5 things to know before Wall Street opens

TheSportExchange, a performance-linked digital asset marketplace, has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body of Croatia’s national football team. As part of the partnership, Croatia Keys are now live on the platform. The digital participation assets are tied to Croatia’s performance across international tournaments on an ongoing basis. TheSportExchange… Continue reading TheSportExchange announces strategic deal with Croatian Football Federation 

Investors are still chasing artificial intelligence winners, but the market mood is not as simple as the trend suggests. Growth stocks remain in demand, while inflation concerns, volatile oil prices and uncertainty over Federal Reserve rate cuts continue to keep investors cautious. The inflation worries had pushed Treasury yields higher, while economists expect the Fed… Continue reading These 2 stocks pay 7% dividends: analysts say buy them now

HDFC Bank shares declined on Wednesday after a newspaper report alleged that India’s biggest private lender made payments to a Maharashtra state department to secure large deposits, raising fresh questions over governance at the bank. The stock fell as much as 2% and was trading 1.9% lower at 764.20 rupees as of 10:40am in Mumbai.… Continue reading HDFC Bank shares tumble as deposit payment row rattles investors

Goldman Sachs has raised its year-end 2026 target for the S&P 500 to 8,000 from 7,600, citing stronger earnings expectations after what it described as an exceptionally robust first-quarter reporting season. The upgrade signals greater confidence that corporate profit growth can continue to support the US equity market after a strong run in stocks. Goldman… Continue reading S&P 500 could hit 8,000 by end-2026, Goldman Sachs says

Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed to a record high on Wednesday, as a rally in semiconductor shares outweighed weakness in banks and real estate stocks. The benchmark index rose 1.25% to 65,811.78 as of 0147 GMT, after touching an intraday high of 66,428.81. The broader Topix index advanced 0.15% to 3,944.19. Chip-related stocks led the gains,… Continue reading Nikkei hits record high as AI chip frenzy powers Japan stocks

SK Hynix crossed $1 trillion in market value on Wednesday, capping one of the fastest rallies ever seen in the semiconductor industry. Shares of the South Korean memory-chip maker jumped as much as 11.1% in Seoul, lifting its market capitalisation to a record 1,624 trillion won, or about $1.1 trillion. Just 16 months ago, the… Continue reading How SK Hynix soared from $100 billion to $1 trillion in just 16 months

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom continues to set the direction for global financial markets in 2026, but Goldman Sachs strategists argue that opportunities exist outside this tech narrative as well. Concentrated leadership in the AI trade has propelled US benchmark indices to record levels this year, prompting concerns that the current environment resembles a single… Continue reading Goldman Sachs reveals its top non-AI stocks